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standover
verb
to intimidate someone with the threat of violence AUSTRALIA, 1939- You know how Guido and me got busted for trying to stand-over Ma O’Reilly’s sly grog joint. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 85, 1988
- Not long after I broke away they tried to stand over a protected sly grog shop, got loaded up by the coppers and did three years. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 156, 1988
- It was easy for them to gang up and try to stand over you. — William Dodson, The Sharp End, p. 29, 2001
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